Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, 31 October 2026, and Perth families are already planning their routes. For a parent whose daughter "loves Halloween more than Christmas", locals have shared the suburbs where houses go all out.
Where locals recommend
- Hammond Park: locals say the community shares a list of participating houses and addresses each year, which makes planning easy south of the river.
- Inglewood, Maylands and Mount Lawley: one resident said plenty of homes in the area are already decorated.
- Nedlands and Dalkeith: known for lots of lollies and lots of kids out on the night.
The simplest tip was to drive around your own area in the days before and see which streets are decorated. Another was to get in early.
"Get in before 6pm cause then older kids go get the unattended bowls." - Perth local
Photo: A carved jack-o'-lantern, file photo from Adelaide, by Ashton 29 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
A note on etiquette
Some locals asked whether heading to another suburb is frowned upon. Opinions differ, and many households are happy to see new faces. If you do travel, a common courtesy is to bring a bag of lollies to chip in, and to stick to houses with decorations or a lit porch light.
Halloween, WA style
Halloween has grown a lot in Perth over the past few decades. One local who grew up in Kununurra in the mid-1990s remembers the only fast food nearby was Chicken Treat, so the kids thought the saying was "chicken treat" and said it at every door. One year, they said, a neighbour handed over actual Chicken Treat instead of lollies.
Whatever your plans, keep little ones supervised, carry a torch and take care near roads, and drivers should slow down in busy streets in the early evening.
Photo: Halloween decorations on a front gate, file photo from Queensland, by Kgbo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sources: comments from Perth locals.
Photo (top): A house decorated for Halloween, file photo from Corinda, Queensland, by Kgbo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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